Mahigit 3,500 Manggagawa Ligtas Nang Nakalabas Ng Libya

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HOME SWEET HOME. Banaag ang ligaya sa mukha ng mga overseas Filipino worker na nagmula Bahrain nang makarating sila sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport kahapon. JESS YUSON 10,000 Pinoy pauwi na Mahigit 3,500 manggagawa ligtas nang nakalabas ng Libya

Nina Philip C. Tubeza at DJ Yap nasa loob pa ang 4,097 na bago sumiklab ang pag-aaklas “Arrangement for their on- naghihintay na mailikas, ani La- laban kay Moammar Gadhafi ward transportation to the ALOS 10,000 Pilipino ang papauwi na mula sa bor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. noong Peb. 17 sa Benghazi, ang Philippines is in various stages,” Libya, at mahigit 3,500 sa kanila ang naka- Aniya, 1,546 Pilipino sa pangalawang pinakamalaking dinagdag pa niya. labas na ng bansa sa Hilagang Africa na sad- Benghazi ang inaasahang lungsod sa Libya. Alas-8 ng umaga kahapon, H sasakay sa lantsang Ionian “Reports collated by the may 440 Pilipino nang nakara- lak sa kaguluhan, sinabi ng Department of Labor and Queen papuntang Crete, Greece. DOLE Middle East Crisis Moni- ting sa Maynila at hanggang 172 Employment (DOLE) kahapon. May 26,000 hanggang toring Center place the number pa ang hinihintay kagabi lulan ng Kinilala na ng Middle East DOLE ang 3,544 Pilipinong 30,000 Pilipino, karamihan of Filipinos already out of Libya pitong flight. Ngayong araw, 36 Crisis Monitoring Center ng nakalabas na ng Libya habang manggagawa, ang nasa Libya at 3,544,” ani Baldoz. Pilipino ang inaasahang dadating.

4 NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 Impeachment ni Merci tinuloy Singson nagbitiw na PARA sa mayorya ng abogado niya at rek- Ayon kay Iloilo committee on justice lamo ng “railroading” Rep. Niel Tupas Jr., ng Kapulungan ng ng mga kaalyado ng committee chair, la- IBINIGAY na kahapon ni Ilocos Sur Gov. mga Kinatawan, sapat opisyal. yon niyang makaboto Luis “Chavit” Singson kay Speaker Feli- ang dalawang rekla- Bumoto ang komite, rito ang plenaryo ba- ciano Belmonte Jr. ang liham ng pag- mong impeachment 38-7, pabor sa proseso go ang recess sa Mar- bibitiw ng anak niyang si Rep. Ronald na sinampa laban kay ng impeachment. so 24. GCC Jr. Singson na nakakulong ngayon sa Hong Ombudsman Mercedi- Kong dahil sa drug trafficking. tas Gutierrez, sa kabi- Sa kanyang liham, sinabi ng mamba- la ng pakiusap ng mga RESULTA NG LOTTOL O T T O 6/426 / 4 2 batas na narating niya ang “painful deci- sion” na magbitiw para sa kanyang ama. 15 19 20 32 35 38 “[I]t was his name and honor that was mer- P3,167,924.40 cilessly dragged into the tempest of my own (Evening draws) doing,” aniya. SUERTRESSUERTRES EZ2EZ2 Nagbigay pugay siya sa kanyang pam- 794 46 ilya na nag-“[stand] firm as a pillar of sup- (In exact order) SIXSIX DIGITDIGIT port and never left me to languish in mis- ery alone.” 4 51286 “This unfortunate episode, a product of RESULTA NG misjudgment and naivete on my part, re- LOTTOL O T T O 6/496 / 4 9 minds of the maxim: A friend in need is a 05 19 25 27 37 47 friend indeed. For it is in uncertain times like these that the true worth of friends is P17,623,839.60 measured, not at the peak of power, influ- Get lotto results/tips on your mobile phone, text ON ence or wealth,” ani Ronald. CDB LOTTO and send to 4467. P2.50/txt PINAKA-INSPIRING SA MUNDO La Niña 2 Pinay sa 100 best humina Ni Jocelyn R. Uy sa pagbuo sa isang ngunit peminista at ikatlong- DAHIL sa pagsusulong sa karapatan daigdig na teolohiya sa uulan pa Simbahang Katoliko, ng kababaihan sa bansa, kabilang ang HUMIHINA na ang La isang Pilipinang madre at isang kon- magiting na hinamon ang pamunuan ng Niña ngunit patuloy gresista sa Top 100 taong pinakanag- Simbahan at pananaw pa ring daranas ang bibigay ng inspirasyon sa mundo, nitong nakahilig sa bansa ng higit sa nor- kung saan kabilang din sina Oprah kalalakihan. mal na pag-ulan sa Winfrey at Hillary Clinton. Binuo rin niya ang mga buwan ng tag- araw sa Marso at Tinukoy sina Sr. those who successful- programang “Wom- Abril, sabi ng Pagasa. Mary John Mananzan ly navigated the corri- en’s Studies” sa St. Sinabi ni Nathaniel at Iloilo Rep. Janette dors of power, along Scholastica’s College Servando, acting ad- Garin ng New York- with those on the sa Maynila. ministrator ng Pagasa, based na Women De- frontlines, who have Kinilala ng Women uulanin pa rin Visayas liver, isang pandaigdig- worked to expand Deliver si Garin, at Mindanao sa susun- ang samahan na nag- rights and choices for deputy majority leader od na dalawang bu- susulong sa pagpapa- girls and women ev- ng Kapulungan ng mga wan kahit pa nakaka- baba sa kamatayan ng erywhere,” pahayag ni Kinatawan, dahil sa ranas na ang mga ito ina sa mundo, upang Women Deliver presi- pagsulong sa reproduc- ng higit sa normal na gunitahin ang ika-100 dent Jill Sheffield. tive rights. Sinusulong pag-ulan mula noong Pandaigdigang Araw Ayon sa Women niya ang karapatan sa Disyembre. ng Kababaihan sa Deliver, makabuluhan pagpili sa pagpaplano “In the past few Marso 8. si Mananzan, isang ng pamilya, artipisyal days, some areas in “The list recognizes madreng Benedictine, man o natural. the Visayas and Min- danao received so much precipitation because of low pres- sure areas. Today, Palawan is getting rains because of an LPA,” ani Servando. Idinagdag niya na nadama na ang todong bangis ng La Niña nitong Enero at Pebrero. Kristine L. Alave

6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 SHOWBROMEL M. LALATA, EditorUZZ

their foreign counterparts so why restrict (actually, bar) their exposure on Pinoy radio? This disturbing colonial mentality PH musicians still (or would ‘business acumen’ be a more apt phrase?) must be a source of delight for the domi- nant record companies which are, coincidentally, mostly con- 2nd class citizens trolled by foreign conglomer- ates—save for what I call P2BP (Proud 2 Be Pinoy) labels like By Dolly Anne Carvajal Viva, Alpha, GMA and Star Records. Plus some exciting NE OF my fave Facebook friends is music new players like Terno. whiz Dennis Garcia (of Hotdog). His musings “So you still expect interna- O and posts never fail to either crack me up or tional recognition for our bril- make me see the bigger picture. His recent blog about liant musicians and songwrit- the plight of OPM artists hits the nail right on the ers? Don’t hold your breath. head (Check out his site, bahalanasibatman.com). Our poor artists are slightly un- focused, slightly distract- With Dens’ permission, I am tant pa rin ang iba na sumali. ed—busy fighting for scraps, reprinting his entry below. In Tuloy-tuloy naman ang panlili- ehem, airplay in their own show biz parlance, OPM has be- gaw namin sa kanila. home court. come an expression meaning “We have even changed our “Getting an upgrade to first “Oh Promise Me” to refer to by-laws because the old one class in this business is not a people who are always giving specified na singer lang ang cinch. Nor is it something that’s empty promises. Hopefully, pwede. Ngayon, all the band yours for a song.” that’s not what the OPM (Or- members can join. Those musi- Buboy and Shine’s 11th ganisasyon ng Pilipinong Man- cians who do not have access to The couple closest to my gaawit) has to offer. With my recording studios can avail of heart, Cesar and Sunshine good friend Ogie Alcasid at the free recording as we have part- Montano, celebrated their 11th helm, things can only get better. nered ourselves with Meridian DENNIS Garcia OGIE Alcasid anniversary last Feb. 24 (secret Ogie’s action International School that offers “Just consider this: when you wedding). They got married ery hour … but this is largely thrice. The second time was on “I heeded the advice of Den- free recording to OPM mem- turn on your radio to listen to ignored. And lamely enforced. nis, whom I have a lot of re- bers. 7101 Music Nation has al- some fresh contemporary mu- Sept. 14, 2000, at the Coconut “And the stations’ excuses are Palace and the third, an under- spect for,” said Ogie. “I am so offered their website to musi- sic, chances are you’ll hear a so flimsy and shallow. ‘There’s scrapping my suggestion to re- cians without music labels as song from America’s top 40. Or water wedding, took place in not enough local material.’ ‘It Trang, Thailand, on Feb. 14, name OPM as Pinoy Pop. they will be launching live if your taste leans more towards goes counterflow with our for- “Taguig Rep. Freddie Tinga streaming capability soon.” easy listening, your ears will be 2005. mat.’ ‘Listeners don’t request for They had a romantic and Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy How’s that for getting things transported to ‘quiet storm’ them.’ ‘They play it naman on Casiño have filed separate bills started on a happy note? heaven with a surfeit of tunes Japanese dinner at Toki Resto your maid’s station.’ (The Fort) to mark their 11th which reduce amusement tax Dennis’ piece from Patti Austin, Air Supply, “Ho hum … Hello, serr. This imposed on locally produced “Sounds pathetic but that’s Grover Washington or good year together. What are their is the Philippines. It’s the im- anniversary gifts to each other? concerts to zero. I understand exactly what Pinoy recording old Smokey Robinson. ported tunes that should be giv- the sentiments of the band artists are—second class citi- “Seems normal. Until you re- “Buboy’s Hummer that I have en an airplay quota of four long wanted. He told me it’s members and during our first zens in their own country. You’ll alize that you hardly hear any- tunes every hour. Not the other general assembly, I invited say I must be nuts. I’ll say you thing homegrown. And that’s mine na daw,” said Shine. way around. It’s the home- “That’s why I’m excited to learn bands to attend. Medyo reluc- must be blind. Or deaf. Or both. the crux of this second- grown songs that should domi- class-citizen gripe. Local to drive. My gift to him is an LV nate the airwaves. (The way it’s bag. With or without gifts, A recognized leader in real estate covering a radio is acting like it’s al- happening in Indonesia and lergic to Original Pinoy what’s important is we under- CPMI wide range of expertise in the areas of Thailand and Malaysia. And in stand each other. Graduate na property management, consultancy and Music. Sure, there’s legisla- just about every country in the tion that mandates every kami sa away-bati stage marketing. world.) 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CHAMPS GUMAWA ng sorpresa ang tambalan nina Krycel Cueva at Francislyn Cais ng University of the East matapos nilang sapawan ang mga mahuhusay tambalan sa OO unang yugto ng 2011 Petron Ladies Beach volleyball tournament sa UE-Caloocan sand courts. Pinabagsak ng UE sina Alyanna Marie Gorospe at Ana Alicia Adolfo ng Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas, MAHIRAP vs mayaman 22-20, 21-15, sa final ng hatawan na Kung socialite ka, ikaw ay pleasingly plump suportado ng Petron, Mikasa and Speedo. Kapag mahirap ka, ika’y tabatsoy. Kapag minamalas ka, baboy pa. Binulsa nina Cueva at Cais ang P10,000 at tiket sa Battle of Champions Oktubre sa Puerto Princesa City,Palawan. Mula kaliwa, Organizer Tisha Abundo, Cuevam Cais at national team beach volleyball mentor Eric Lecain. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO 8 SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 AZKALS BINIGYAN P21.7M NG FIFA Aprub, patok, hapi

Ni Cedelf P. Tupas noong Lunes ang Fifa. have a home within the Tinaguriang Goal year,” sabi ni Palami. PRUBADO ng International Project 2 ang donas- Sasagupain ng Football Federation (Fifa) ang yon ng Fifa. bansa ang Mongolia $500,000 (P21.72 milyon) Ayon kay Araneta sa ikalawang yugto A aabutin ng anim ng AFC Challenge donasyon upang simulan ang pag- buwan ang pagbubuo Cup sa Ulan Bator tatayo ng artipisyal na football pitch ng palaruan sa 1.5 Marso 15. Nanalo ang sa Parañaqe City. ektarya lupa na bini- Azkals, 2-0 sa unang Masayang binalita Sinabi ni Araneta gay ni Bro. Mike Ve- yugto sa Panaad Sta- ni Philippine Football na sinabihan siya ni larde ng El Shaddai. dium sa Bacolod City. Federation president dating PFF secretary- Aminado si Azkals “It’s definitely a Mariano “Nonong” general Domeka team manager Dan boost for Philippine Araneta kahapon ang Garamendi na Palami na hindi football,” dagdag ni desisyon na inaasa- ngayo’y Fifa develop- kasama sa donasyon Araneta. “Having our hang lalong magpa- ment officer na nag- ng Fifa ang pagtatayo own pitch will go a paunlad sa PH foot- ing pabor sa bansa sa ng grandstand. long way in our effort ball. nakaraang pulong “At least, we will to develop the sport.” Valenzona reunites with SSC Stags By Jasmine W. Payo with the Stags in the Gusi made the an- mentor this year at 1990s, will call the nouncement yester- 68, won his first four THE COACH who shots for San Sebas- day, four months after crowns during the steered San Sebastian tian anew in its bid to Ato Agustin stepped Stags’ historic five to its glory years is reclaim the NCAA down to coach San straight title romp back at the helm. men’s basketball Miguel Beer in the from 1993. Arturo “Turo” crown. pro league. Valenzona owns Valenzona, who won San Sebastian ath- Valenzona, who the most number of ti- four championships letic director Frank will be the oldest tles in league history. UE holds free accounting lecture today THE UNIVERSITY of CPAs participating of the Board of Ac- and seat reservations, the East, in coopera- in the lecture will countancy, the Com- callt the UE Manila tion with the Philip- earn credits for Con- mission on Higher Ed- College of Business pine Institute of Certi- tinuing Professional ucation, the UE Busi- Administration Dean’s fied Public Accoun- Education. Account- ness Administration Office at 735-8532, or tants (PICPA), pre- ing faculty members Alumni Association, e-mail norserodriguez sents the fifth and students from business organiza- @yahoo.com, or log installment of the free University-Belt and tions and other inter- on to www.ue.edu.ph. UE-PICPA Accounting Metro Manila schools, ested individuals are Lecture series, fo- PICPA officers, repre- welcome to attend. cused on “Quality Au- sentatives and officers For other details dit and Good Gover- nance”, on March 2, 2 p.m., at the UE The- ater, UE Manila cam- pus. The guest of honor and lecturer, UE topmodel alumnus Roberto G. Manabat, Chairman and CEO of Manabat Thursday, Sunrise: Mar. 3 6:08AM Sanagustin & Co., Sunset: CPAs, is a 1968 BS 6:05 PM Avg. High Business Administra- : DAR JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN tion graduate, Magna 32ºC Cabradilla, 19, Cum Laude, and Avg. Low: 23ºC BS Psychology placed sixth in the Max. student sa Phil. 1968 Certified Public Humidity: Normal Accountant (CPA) Li- (Day)69% University censure Examination.